Even a wise man acts in accordance with his own nature; beings will follow their own nature; what can restraint do?

sadṛśaṃ = accordingly; ceṣṭate = tries; svasyaḥ = by his own; prakṛteḥ = modes of nature; jñānavān = learned; api = although; prakṛtiṃ = nature; yānti = undergo; bhūtānī = all living entities; nigrahaḥ = repression; kiṃ = what; kariṣyati = can do.;